what's the most useless gun ever

scott_r said:
Now you are speaking for myself and your statement is very far from the truth. Because I don't like something does not mean I want to see it banned.
I was stating what firearm I find to be the most useless and that is a handgun and that It wouldnt bother me to see them replaced with bolt actions. I was not being literal but more so showing my affection to the bolt action rifle.
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scott_r said:
Not really a hunting and sporting gun but I hate handguns. Wouldnt bother me one bit if they were wiped off the face of the earth and replaced with bolt actions.
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HMMM - seems to me that wiping handguns from the face of the earth would most likely be the act of government. I am sure you can understand my confusion. Just out of curiosity though, what brought about this "hate" of handguns? Was the "hate" directed at single action revolvers, double action revolvers, single action autos, double action autos, bolt action pistols, or to break action pistols? By your own statment, would bolt action pistols be OK?
 
MadDog said:
Your baiting me aren't you?;)

Fugly?:confused:

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:eek: The rifle equivalent of a Mexican Brothel no less :D :D :D :D


And Stormy agreed with me :confused:
 
Dump Shoot said:
Voere comes to mind, of which Gevarm is a copy.

Pics and prices:


http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=59497291
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Well there ya go, learned something new today. Looking at that Voere, I would say it a worse action than the Gevarm. The Gevarm only had a small opening in the action (in comparason to the Voere) for shells to eject where as the Voere is completely open. Mind you, it would be easier to see at a glance if anything was obstructing the action on the Voere, with the Gevarm you would have to look in the side ....
 
Boomer said:
HMMM - seems to me that wiping handguns from the face of the earth would most likely be the act of government. I am sure you can understand my confusion. Just out of curiosity though, what brought about this "hate" of handguns? Was the "hate" directed at single action revolvers, double action revolvers, single action autos, double action autos, bolt action pistols, or to break action pistols? By your own statment, would bolt action pistols be OK?
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Sure a bolt action pistol would be great with a custon 26" pipe and macmillan hunting stock topped with a Leupold VX 3 2.5-10x40 :)
 
Any gun that doesn't go bang when I pull the trigger. Don't care for the black rifles, bu won't fault anyone that owns one, they just aren't my bag. I love hunting with my SRH in 454 Casull. But that is just me. Les
 
handguns for bear safety

Boomer said:
Those who claim to dislike handguns have never been in a situation where they needed one. Consider the benefit a .22 belt gun would be to a trapper, or a a big bore revolver to those who works in bear country like prospectors, surveyors or tree planters.
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I've never shot a handgun, other than a .177 pellet gun, and when I did my CFSC test a few years back the examiner had to show me how to open and load a revolver (which shows the depth of my handgun ignorance).

However, I do work in polar bear country, and we carry pump 12s all the time. Of course we likely couldn't carry a sidearm even if we wanted too, but I'd still take the pump over a handgun for bear safety, any day of the week. I know a northern scientist who does have a sidearm carry permit (grandfather clause), and he still leaves his handgun home and carries a pump 12. If faced with a charging nanuk, I would take a pump-action loaded with slugs over the best handgun in the world.
 
higdon

Me too, but when your shotgun is 100 yards downstream when you are fishing having a handgun on your hip is better than a pair of running shoes on your feet. Love my 45-08 cartridges.

Take Care

Bob
 
permit to carry for bear protection???

Canuck44 said:
Me too, but when your shotgun is 100 yards downstream when you are fishing having a handgun on your hip is better than a pair of running shoes on your feet. Love my 45-08 cartridges.

Take Care

Bob
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We generally work in teams of at least 2 so someone always carry the shotgun. Plus we work with Inuit guides who have no shortage of "bear medicine"!

A quick question, and I appologize is advance for drifting off topic here:

I have a PAL, but not for restricted firearms, although when I did the CFSC years back handguns were included, so I can get a restricted permit. If I was interested in having a handgun for polar bear protection, is it possible to still get such a permit? How much red tape and bulls**t would I have to wade through? This is a hypothetical question to tell the truth, as I currently have no desire to own a handgun (although I would LOVE to shoot one, I just don't think I'd be interested enough to deal with the paperwork!!).

As far a useless guns, whoever said one you can't shoot accurately gets my vote!
 
higdon said:
I've never shot a handgun, other than a .177 pellet gun, and when I did my CFSC test a few years back the examiner had to show me how to open and load a revolver (which shows the depth of my handgun ignorance).

However, I do work in polar bear country, and we carry pump 12s all the time. Of course we likely couldn't carry a sidearm even if we wanted too, but I'd still take the pump over a handgun for bear safety, any day of the week. I know a northern scientist who does have a sidearm carry permit (grandfather clause), and he still leaves his handgun home and carries a pump 12. If faced with a charging nanuk, I would take a pump-action loaded with slugs over the best handgun in the world.
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Wilderness carry permits have recently been granted to persons in northern Manitoba able to demonstrate that they are unable to carry long guns for protection. Apply to the CPFO if your employer is on side.

If you work at the Study Center the following comments are not meant to besmirch you. I am unimpressed with the guns they issue, with their habit of firing cracker shells and live ammo in the same guns, and with the concept of arming individuals who have never killed a large animal, or worse, arming individuals who believe it is wrong to kill animals, and putting the responsibility of protecting groups of people on such individuals. Frankly if there is no one qualified on staff, it should be contracted out.

I am pleased that someone who works in bear research is interested enough in the topic of appropriate guns for bear defence to post on this forum. However, as you said your knowledge of handguns is elemental. As with rifles, there are handgun cartridges appropriate to the task and handgun cartridges which are not. If an experienced handgunner is armed with a handgun loaded with ammunition up to the task, the the result for the bear will be the same as if it had been shot with a powerful rifle or shotgun.
 
Violator22 said:
Any gun that doesn't go bang when I pull the trigger. Don't care for the black rifles, bu won't fault anyone that owns one, they just aren't my bag. I love hunting with my SRH in 454 Casull. But that is just me. Les
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Violator, just to let you know, you should get the best avatar award today.:dancingbanana: :dancingbanana: :dancingbanana:
 
I agree with the "710" votes. It's got a nearly $500 MSRP; you can get a Mosin Nagant or Lee-Enfield for half that which would likely be more accurate and unmeasurably more durable.

-Rohann
 
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